UNE Oral Health Center

The UNE Oral Health Center is located at 1 College Street in Portland, Maine — the teaching dental clinic of the University of New England College of Dental Medicine, situated on UNE's Portland campus in Maine's largest city. The University of New England is a health sciences-focused university with campuses in Biddeford and Portland, and the UNE College of Dental Medicine at the Portland campus operates the Oral Health Center as the clinical training environment for its dental students under the close supervision of licensed faculty dentists. Teaching dental clinics provide a distinctive model of care: treatment is performed by dental students who have completed their pre-clinical training, with every procedure reviewed and supervised by experienced faculty dentists — ensuring safety and quality while providing dental care at fees significantly lower than private practice.

The UNE Oral Health Center provides general dental services for patients in Portland and across southern Maine, with availability open to community members who accept the teaching clinic care model. Services include comprehensive oral examinations, dental radiographs, professional cleanings, tooth-colored fillings, crown preparations, extractions, and other procedures within the scope of a dental school clinical curriculum. Appointments at teaching clinics typically take longer than private practice visits due to the supervision and educational components of care, but the fee discount — often 40-60% below private practice rates — makes the UNE Oral Health Center a valuable resource for cost-conscious patients, uninsured adults, and patients who face financial barriers to private dental access in Portland's otherwise expensive dental market.

Portland's College Street location connects to UNE's Portland campus area, accessible from the downtown Portland peninsula and the broader Greater Portland metro area. Maine's dental access challenges — particularly in rural counties — make the UNE College of Dental Medicine's teaching clinic an important component of the state's dental workforce pipeline, training the dentists who will serve Maine's communities for decades alongside providing immediate clinical service to Portland-area patients.

For Portland and southern Maine patients seeking quality dental care at reduced rates through a supervised teaching clinic, the UNE Oral Health Center on College Street provides accredited dental education and community dental access through the University of New England's College of Dental Medicine.